Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

PSY 2510 - Social Psychology


Theory and research on the ways that people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Specific topics include attitudes and behavior, social perception and cognition, conformity, persuasion, group influence, aggression, attraction, and helping behavior.

Requisites: PSY 1010
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS Arch: Connected World
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: OTM course: TMSBS Social & Behavioral Sciences, TAG course: OSS016 Social Psychology
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to explain and describe primary terminology, concepts, and findings in social psychology.
  • Students will be able to apply the logic and methods of inquiry in social psychology.
  • Students will be able to explain how knowledge of social psychology and how individuals relate to one another contributes to becoming an informed citizen.
  • Students will be able to describe and evaluate how the findings in social psychology are influenced by the social identities of the investigators.
  • Students will be able to critically state, describe and consider issues in social psychology.
  • Students will be able to use information from social psychology sources with enough interpretation and evaluation to develop a comprehensive analysis of social psychology.
  • Students will be able to evaluate the relevance of context when presenting a position in social psychology.
  • Students will be able to state a specific position in social psychology that recognizes the complexities and acknowledges the limitations within the empirical findings.
  • Students will be able to state conclusions and related outcomes in social psychology logically and in a priority order.


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